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Investors are starting to reduce their positions in global stock markets as hopes for a quick resolution to the conflict in the Middle East are gradually fading. Data collected by the institutional brokerage division of Goldman Sachs Group in March of this year showed that hedge funds were selling global stocks at the fastest pace in 13 years, the second fastest level since Goldman Sachs began collecting data in 2011. This move is primarily due to an increase in short selling, highlighting concerns that the stock market may further weaken in the context of ongoing conflict in Iran. The MSCI Global Index fell by 7.4% in March, marking the worst single month performance since 2022, while the S&P 500 Index dropped by 5.1% during the same period.